Programme
Technical programme :
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The independent jury was unanimous on the overall very high quality by all PhD candidates, both orals & posters.
So BRAVO all & keep up the good work !
PhDs Awardees :
ORALS : Alvin Biyoghe (Imperial College London), for " Model for Stress-Strain hysteresis during hydrostatic loading of porous rocks".
POSTERS: Afeez Popoola (Uni. of Toronto), for "Forced-oscillation measurements on fluid-saturated thermally treated granite _ Evidence of squirt flow"
Social :
§ Monday, June 17 (6.30 pm): Visit & Ice breaker at Pau castle.
§ Thursday 20 :
9.00 am : Change of site. Half-day of general session.
2.00 pm : Half-day field trip. (1) Caves La Verna ; (2) Museum earthquakes & Musketeers (Tréville, Athos, Porthos, Aramis); (3) Apero at the Castle of Porthos; (4) Gala dinner in a Bask cidrerie.
Social programme
Fast track accross the history of the three musketers (Athos, Porthos, Aramis) and the capitaine of Treville: They came from Bearn !
Visit of the La Verna caves (https://laverna.fr/fr/). The eiffel tower and Notre Dames are representated as scales.
Dinner in a "Cidrerie" (i.e. cider-making/drinking house), typical food & drinks from bask country.